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EXCLUSIVE: Israeli Authorities Order Evacuations, School Closure as Iran War Renewal Feared

May 21, 2026·1 min read

Israeli authorities have issued a series of emergency directives to communities and yeshivos amid mounting fears that the war with Iran could soon resume, Belaaz has learned.

Institutions which who do not have access to safe rooms have been directed to evacuate.

In a major development, a yeshiva in Carmiel, a town in northern Israel, was instructed to close its doors Thursday and send all students home due to not having a bomb shelter.

The order underscores the gravity of assessments being made by security officials, who appear to believe that a renewed outbreak of hostilities is likely.

Additionally, hospitals in the region have reportedly received notifications ordering them to prepare their underground facilities for emergency use. The activation of subterranean hospital wings is typically reserved for imminent conflict scenarios, and the order signals that military and medical planners are taking the threat of renewed hostilities with the utmost seriousness.